All Documentaries articles
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Reviews‘Adam’s Apple’ review: Intimate, expertly-crafted doc celebrates power of family and identity
Multidisciplinary artist Amy Jenkins filmed with her transgender son, Adam over the course of eight years
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Reviews‘Stormbound’ review: Jaw-dropping IMAX doc journeys into the eye of the storm
Director Miko Lim’s portrait of US storm chaser Jeff Gammons won a SXSW special jury award
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Reviews‘Hunky Jesus’ review: BFI Flare opener is raucous portrait of San Francisco’s Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence
Jennifer M. Kroot explores the roots, impact and controversy of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group
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Reviews‘All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea’ review: Jeanie Finlay follows ‘Your Fat Friend’ with empathetic portrait of a community in turmoil
This CPH:DOX premiere follows the beleagured fishing communities of England’s north east coast
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Reviews‘Hell’s Army’ review: Slick doc follows Russian journalists on case of alarming new world order
Oscar-nominated director Richard Rowley follows Katya Hakim as she tracks Russia’s Wagner mercenary force
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Reviews‘Whispers In May’ review: Lyrical, warm Chinese debut is poignant blend of documentary and fiction
Dongnan Chen’s CPH:DOX competition title follows three teenage girls on a momentous journey
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Reviews‘Amazomania’ review: Agile doc reframes 1996 expedition to isolated Korubo community
Swedish filmmaker Nathan Grossman’s CPH:DOX title was made in collaboration with the Korubo people
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Reviews‘Closure’ review: Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival winner is sombre, humanistic study of loss
Michal Marczak’s documentary follows a Polish father as he searches for his missing son
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Reviews‘I Heard That They Are Not Going To See Each Other Anymore’ review: Offbeat, idiosyncratic Taipei-set debut defies easy categorisation
The improvised first feature from Ka Ki Wong bows in CPH:DOX Next Wave
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Reviews‘The Cord’ review: Gritty, urgent doc follows one-woman crusade to fix Venezuela’s maternity system
French filmmaker Nolwenn Hervé’s feature follows Carolina as she fights to support the mothers of Maracaibo
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Reviews‘We Are Stardust’ review: Absorbing doc follows Norwegian citizen scientist on hunt for cosmic dust
Filmmaker Elisabeth Rasmussen joins musician Jon Larsen on his 10 year search for valuable micrometeorites
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Reviews‘Just Look Up’ review: US climate activism doc shows passion, but covers familiar ground
Joshua Oppenheimer and Adam McKay executive produce lightweight portrait of protest group Climate Defiance
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Reviews‘Mariinka’ review: CPH:Dox opener is arresting but tonally uneven account of life in east Ukraine
Belgian filmmaker Pieter-Jan De Pue filmed his observational documentary over 10 years
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Reviews‘Replica’ review: Fascinating if limited study of Chinese women embarking on AI relationships
Chouwa Liang’s Thessaloniki Documentary Festival premiere is a follow-up to her 2022 short ‘My AI Lover’
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Reviews‘Sentient’ review: Powerful, challenging exploration of biomedical animal testing
Tony Jones’ hot-button film plays Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival after a Sundance premiere
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Reviews‘Bucks Harbor’ review: Delicately-woven tapestry of life in rugged New England fishing community
Photojournalist-turned-filmmaker Pete Muller’s documentary plays True/False Film Fest following Berlin premiere
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Reviews‘Molly Vs The Machines’ review: Emotional docu-drama explores the insidious threat posed by social media
Marc Silver’s film premieres at Glasgow before a UK theatrical run and broadcast on Channel 4
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Reviews‘Forever Is Now’ review: Immersive, balanced portrait of Ireland Green Party leader Eamon Ryan
Neasa Ni Chianain’s fly-on-the-wall documentary follows 18 months in Ryan’s professional and personal life
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Reviews‘Yo (Love Is A Rebellious Bird)’ review: Joyful, creative documentary portrait of grief, love and friendship
Anna Fitch pays tribute to her late friend Yolanda Shea in this celebratory Berlin Competition title
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Reviews‘A Child Of My Own’ review: Intriguing Maite Alberdi Netflix doc on Mexican fake pregnancy case
The Berlinale Special screening follows ‘The Mole Agent’ and ‘Eternal Memory’